WEBVTT 212-POINT LOSS.FROM MASON TO CAMPBELL COUNTY, SEVERAL BIG SCHOOL DISTRICTSSENT KIDS BACK TO CLASS TODAY.THE BIGGEST LOCAL DISTRICT, CINCINNATIPUBLIC, DOESN'TSTART FOR ANOTHER WEEK, BUTTODAY THE SUPERINTENDENTDELIVERED THE STATE OF THESCHOOLS SPEECH.WLWT NEWS 5'S ANDREW SETTERS HASA LOOK AT WHAT'S AHEAD FOR CPS,ANDREW?ANDREW: CPS IS READY TO WELCOME33,000 STUDENTS ONE WEEK FROMTODAY.AND SUPERINTENDENT MARY RONAN ISEXCITED ABOUT THE YEAR AHEAD.IT'S BEEN A BUSY SUMMER FOR THEDISTRICT.THEY'VE HAD TO HIRE 300 NEWTEACHERS TO FILL OPENINGSCREATED BY A LOT OF RETIREMENTS.RONAN SEES IT AS AN OPPORTUNITYFOR A NEW START WITH SO MANY NEWFACES.THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TOFOCUS ON GETTING KIDS READY FORLIFE AFTER GRADUATION, WITH AFOCUS ON THEIR MY TOMORROWINITIATIVE.THE GOAL IS TO HAVE STUDENTSREADY TO CONTINUE THEIREDUCATION, ENTER THE WORKFORCEOR JOIN THE MILITARY.ALSO EXPECT TO SEE MORE KIDSWALKING TOGETHER TO SCHOOL INTHE MORNING.WE'RE ANNOUNCING OUR SAFEROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT, WHICHCHILDREN ARE ACTUALLY BEINGWALKED TO SCHOOL BY CONDUCTORS,WHO ARE PARENTS, IN ORDER TO GETTO SCHOOL SAFELY, IN ORDER TO BETHERE ON TIME TO SAY THE PLEDGEOF ALLEGIANCE.IT'S PART OF THE ALLEGIANCEPROJECT.ANDREW THE HOPE IS THAT BY: GETTING KIDS WALKING TOGETHERTO SCHOOL IT WILL KEEP THEM SAFEAND DECREASE ABSENTEEISM.